Ed Pinckney vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons and Ed Pinckney that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ed Pinckney

vs.

Ben Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Pinckney: 1985-86 to 1996-97
Ben Simmons: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Ed Pinckney 12 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Ed Pinckney 5 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Ed Pinckney 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 6.8 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 5.0 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.9 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.8 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.5 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Pinckney 5,378 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Ed Pinckney 3,952 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Ed Pinckney 727 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Ed Pinckney 612 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Ed Pinckney 435 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Ed Pinckney 793 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Pinckney .535 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Ed Pinckney .000 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Ed Pinckney .765 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 11.5 (1989) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 7.3 (1987) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.5 (1989) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.1 (1987) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.0 (1993) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 5.9 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 4.5 Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.4 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.6 Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.4 Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Pinckney 176 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Ed Pinckney 135 Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Ed Pinckney 11 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Ed Pinckney 19 Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Ed Pinckney 12 Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Ed Pinckney 30 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Pinckney .614 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Ed Pinckney .000 Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Ed Pinckney .825 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Pinckney 9.6 (1992) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Pinckney 8.4 (1992) Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.7 (1992) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Ed Pinckney 1.2 (1992) Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Ed Pinckney 0.9 (1992) Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)